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Vienna Youth Soccer Celebrates Award Winning Season Receiving

Prestigious Coach of the Year and 11 Outstanding Sportsmanship Awards

VIENNA, VA – February 6, 2013 – Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) receives acclaim from the soccer community as Camile Louis is recognized by Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) as Boys Recreational Coach of the Year and 11 Travel Teams receive outstanding sportsmanship by the National Capital Soccer League (NCSL), Old Dominion Soccer League (ODSL), and Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGSL).

VYS is committed to creating a positive culture in which coaches, parents, fans, officials and players have the tools and training to work together to achieve our mission. For the past five years, VYS has partnered with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a national nonprofit organization committed to providing all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience. As a result, more than 50% of VYS coaches have attended PCA workshops or taken online courses about positive coaching and sportsmanship. www.positivecoach.org

According to Margaret Kerfoot, President of VYS, "Vienna Youth Soccer is extremely proud of our players, coaches and parents for demonstrating both competitive athleticism and outstanding sportsmanship. We are very pleased that our VYS teams strongly represent positive ideals and our players are learning important life lessons through sports."

In addition to their outstanding sportsmanship during the fall season, the U15G Strikers Red Team has decided to “pay forward” their recognition by sharing their love of the game with others through a donation to the charity DC Scores.

Virginia Youth Soccer Association Coach of the Year
Camille Louis, Boys Recreational Coach of the Year 

National Capital Soccer League Sportsmanship Award
U10B Spartans Black

Old Dominion Soccer League Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award
U9 Boys Vipers Silver
U9 Girls Fire White
U10 Boys Spartans White
U10 Girls Fury Silver
U11 Boys Lightning White
U11 Girls Pride Silver

Washington Area Girls Soccer League Sportsmanship Award
U12 Girls Freedom Black
U12 Girls Freedom White
U14 Girls Thunder Red
U15 Girls Strikers Red

Virginia Youth Soccer Association Coach of the Year

VYSA presents awards each year at its annual soccer convention to honor special individuals for their service and accomplishments in soccer. 

Camile Louis, Boys Recreational Coach of the Year, represents the best of VYS soccer through her insistence that all players maintain the highest levels of sportsmanship at all times, development of engaging and varied practice drills to ensure player development, and personal commitment to the VYS community.

 

 

National Capital Soccer League Sportsmanship Award Winner:

Beginning with the Spring 2012 season, NCSL offers sportsmanship awards at the U9-U14 age groups. Any team that gets a perfect sportsmanship score during the season will be declared a winner, as will the team with the highest point total in every age group.

U10B Spartans Black
Coach: Kevin Yam
Assistant Coach: Raoul Tecala
Manager: Amy Yam
Players (in alpha order):
M. Bath, J. Cabrera, R. Coyte, J. Guo, J. Heller, A. Jackson, L. Norman, A. Shannon,
O. Stevens, J. Tecala, A. Zhang

 

 

 

Old Dominion Soccer League Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award Winners:

Each season since Spring 2003, the coaches in the ODSL vote for a team in their division which exhibits the best sportsmanship measured against penalties accumulated during the season. The award is named after Randy Rawls, one of ODSL’s original founders and first President, and honors the winner’s sense of fair play, something for which Randy was renowned as he sought to bring soccer opportunities to the youth of Northern Virginia.

U9 Boys Vipers Silver
Coaches: Ran Whittle and Kristin Quackenbush
Manager: Jackie Indelicarto
Players (in alpha order): 
D. Lychak, B. Quackenbush, C. Schipma, C. Sevy, A. Triaca, M. Turunen, A. Vossler
T. Whittle, A. Winkler, C. Wise, M. Indelicarto

 

 

 

 

U9 Girls Fire White
Coaches: Simon Hamilton
Assistant Coaches: Linda McDonald and Ed Radgowski
Manager: Catherine Wright
Players (in alpha order):
E. Brodnik, C. Carpenter, M. Hamilton, R. Hughes, C. McDonald, E. McDonough
C. Radgowski, M. Radgowski, G. Rose, O. Stalnaker, G. Wright

 

 

 

 

U10 Boys Spartans White
Coach: Nick Makrigiorgos
Assistant Coaches: Sanjay Tolani
Manager: Anita Tolani
Players (in alpha order):
M. Adams, G. Bundy, L. Dalakis, M. Dalakis, J. Defilipps, C. Kourtesis, P. Lesjak, D.Makrigiorgos, W. Oettl, B. Palmer, A. Tolani

 

 

 

U10 Girls Fury Silver
Coach: Christopher Nardotti
Assistant Coach: Prescott Noone
Manager: Margaret Hammock
Players (in alpha order):
K. Brodnik, S. Campbell, H. Collins, C. Cryan, E. Frazier, T. Hammock, E. Harder
J. Karl, I. Nardotti, E. Noone, A. Perry, E. Sypal

 

 

 

 

U11 Boys Lightning White
Coach: Todd Perry
Assistant Coach: Steve Arner
Manager: David Finkbeiner
Players (alpha order): B. Abrahams, K. Al-Kouraishi, C. Arner, P. Di Tullio, J. Finkbeiner,
T. Flood, J. Foster, Ali Kamel, S. Mclellan, E. Peabody, J. Perry
 

 

 

 

 

U11 Girls Pride Silver
Coach: Kathy Clark
Trainer: Gerardo Ramirez
Manager: Ed Thompson
Players:
I. Bollini, W. Bowen, K. Clark, G. Dumont, S. Feng, R. Pizzano, A. Price, L. Rodgers
A. Schmidt, E. Swanekamp, R. Thompson, C. Williams

 

 

 

Washington Area Girls Soccer League Sportsmanship Award Winners:

Each season, the teams within a division vote on the teams demonstrating the best sportsmanship within their division. Four of VYS teams won the sportsmanship award for their respective divisions.

U12 Girls Freedom Black
Coach: Curtis Wilson
Assistant Coaches: Brandi Brummer and Gary Kocis
Manager: Brian Billett
Players: Carly Billak
Gabriella Billett
Mallory Brodnik
Emma Brown
Bailey Brummer
Amirah Endar
Megan Keady
Emmalyn Kim
Julia Kocis
Maura Leverone
Ryley McAuliffe
Amanda Piro
Emily Serveiss

U12 Girls Freedom White
Coach: Christian Clifford
Assistant Coaches: Eric Herbold and Tim Donaldson
Manager: Susannah Frazier
Players (alpha order): G. Brinkmann, L. Clifford, J. Condon, C. Cwalina, M. Donaldson, H. Frazier, M. Harder, O. Herbold, C. Javens, J. Paredes, G. Reback, B. Tiller
 

 

 

 

 

U14 Girls Thunder Red
Coach: Stevie Alabi
Assistant Coach: Allan Haye
Manager: Tiki Gaugler
Players (alpha order): 
A. Bonaquist, N. Carrillo-Vallejo, E. Daly, T. Gaugler, E. Lockwood, C. McClain, S. Melgar
S. Nair, T. O’Connell, C. Redd, J. Rothey, S. Sechser, E. Slye, V. Traxler, A. Warner
A. Wilson, M. Young

 

 

 

U15 Girls Strikers Red
Coach: Gerardo Ramirez
Assistant Coach: Jennifer Wiley
Manager: Phil Kenny
Players:
Madison August
Julie Carey
Olivia Dabich
Elise Dirkse
Sam Flowers
Alivia Gharib
Anneliese Goetz
Susie Hyland
Megan Kenny
Jessie McHenry
Ana McMenamin
Patricia O’Reilly
Michelle Paredes
Alex Sorrell
Vickie Spina
Julia Walker
Madeline Walker
Lindsey Wiley

Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS):  Established in 1974, VYS’ mission is to provide the opportunity for children of all abilities living in and near Vienna to be involved in a high-quality soccer experience. With over 3500 players each season, VYS is committed to creating a positive culture in which coaches, parents, fans, officials and players have the tools and training to work together to achieve our mission. www.vys.org